ڈھاکہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ڈھاکَہ • (ḍhāka) m (Hindi spelling ढाका)

  1. Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh)
  2. (by extension) Dhaka District (a district of Bangladesh)
    Synonym: ضلع ڈھاکہ‎ (ẓilaʻ ḍhākah)
  3. (by extension) Dhaka Division (a division of Bangladesh)

Derived terms

  • ڈھاکوی‎ (ḍhākavī)

Descendants

  • → Pashto: ډاکه‎ (ḍāká)

References

  • “ڈھاکہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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